The Psychology Centre

Advancing Psychological Wellbeing and Practice

The Psychology Centre

Advancing Psychological Wellbeing and Practice

Covid-19 – keeping safe at this time

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In line with Government regulations, The Psychology Centre has re-opened to the public, although in a slightly limited capacity so that we can all keep enough distance between each other and maintain proper hygiene standards.

We will be offering online or phone appointments and face-to-face meetings for our existing clients, and these can be arranged directly with your clinician. We are also taking new referrals to our waitlist via the typical means (web-based or telephone).

We are working hard towards having only minimal disruption to our usual service, but there are naturally some delays that remain as a result of the covid situation. Our greater goal remains to protect each other, you, and our community in general.

Of course, other services that are available for mental health support are the 1737 mental health helpline, which is available 24/7 – just text or call 1737 to speak to a trained counsellor anytime.

For urgent mental health enquiries, please contact the Crisis Assessment team on 0800 50 50 50. They are also available 24/7 if needed.

Links to other useful resources can be found at the bottom of this message.

What we do

Our clinic is supported by the Waikato District Health Board (WDHB) and conducts psychological assessment and treatment for clients throughout the Waikato. Our clinical team is made up of qualified and highly experienced clinicians supported by senior students from the University of Waikato through our training centre.

For students and professional practitioners around the Waikato, we aim to provide high quality local learning and professional development opportunities through workshops, seminars, training courses and clinical supervision.

We are affiliated with the University of Waikato and assist their senior graduate students to gain valuable clinical experience by working under the supervision of one of our clinical team. We also lead courses and training programmes for students focused on the direct application of clinical psychology.

We provide clinical supervision, training and professional development opportunities for mental health professionals throughout the Waikato. This includes locally delivered workshops, seminars and training courses from our own clinical staff and from respected international presenters.

University of Waikato Students

We provide internship, mentoring and supervision for senior graduate students on the University of Waikato Clinical Psychology Postgraduate Diploma Programme.

Our Clinical team

The clinic has 3 fully qualified clinical staff members and one administrator supported by a number of graduate students from the University of Waikato Clinical Psychology Programme.

Josh joined the clinic in 2012 and became the Clinical Director in 2015. Josh spent 10 years in private practice in the US where he specialised in child, adolescent and family health. He has also worked in forensic psychology (adolescent & adult) in New Zealand and the US.
Joshua Myers | Clinical Psychologist, Supervisor, Clinic Director

Psy.D, M.S. (Indiana State Univeristy, US), MNZCCP. MNZPsS

Natalie is Ngāti Apa (Whanganui) and bought up in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. Natalie’s clinical experience is within child development, health behaviour change, weight management, anxiety and depression. Much of her experience has been working with children, young people and families and more recently working with adults experiencing distress related to anxiety and depression.
Natalie Parkes | Clinical Psychologist, Supervisor

M.Soc.Sci (Waikato) PGDip.Clin.Psych (Waikato), MNZCCP, MNZPsS

James qualified as a clinical psychologist in 2010 and has been working as a clinical supervisor at TPC since mid 2015. His prior experience was working in child and adolescent mental health and he continues to enjoy working with young people and their families.
James Pope | Clinical Psychologist, Supervisor

M.Soc.Sci (Waikato) PGDip.Clin.Psych (Waikato), MNZCCP, MNZPsS

Caitlin qualified as a clinical psychologist in 2014. She recently joined the clinic after three years clinical experience in the area of child development and disability. More, recently Caitlin has worked with athletes, sport teams and organisations regarding performance psychology, which remains an area of interest along with working with children and young people.
Caitlin Easter | Clinical Psychologist

Covid-19 – keeping safe at this time

__________

In line with Government regulations, The Psychology Centre has re-opened to the public, although in a slightly limited capacity so that we can all keep enough distance between each other and maintain proper hygiene standards.

We will be offering online or phone appointments and face-to-face meetings for our existing clients, and these can be arranged directly with your clinician. We are also taking new referrals to our waitlist via the typical means (web-based or telephone).

We are working hard towards having only minimal disruption to our usual service, but there are naturally some delays that remain as a result of the covid situation. Our greater goal remains to protect each other, you, and our community in general.

Of course, other services that are available for mental health support are the 1737 mental health helpline, which is available 24/7 – just text or call 1737 to speak to a trained counsellor anytime.

For urgent mental health enquiries, please contact the Crisis Assessment team on 0800 50 50 50. They are also available 24/7 if needed.

Links to other useful resources can be found at the bottom of this message.